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Tamiya’s scale model and RC car won the annual model award from a German model magazine. Tamiya models receive awards from prestigious German magazines!


The results of the 2024 “Model des Jahres (Model of the Year)” selected by the German scale model magazine “Modell Fan” have been announced. For this award, the best model in each genre will be selected from among the new models announced in Germany in 2023 by a selection committee made up of “Modell Fan” magazine readers’ votes and editorial staff. This time, the winners were the 1/24 GMA T.50 and 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. In addition, the German miniature model magazine “Modell-Fahrzeug”, which deals with a wide range of scale models of cars and motorcycles, RC, die-cast, slot cars, etc., won the “1/10 RC Porsche 911 GT3 ( 992)” was selected, and was also awarded “Premium Brand 2023 (Best Brand of the Year)” in the model category and RC car category.

Prestigious Awards for Tamiya
The results of the latest Modell des Jahres (Model of the Year) awards were recently announced by German magazine ModellFan! Tamiya is delighted to report that two of our models – 1/24 GMA T.50 and 1/72 Lockheed Martin® F-35®A Lightning II® – were honored in the awards, which are chosen by the magazine’s staff and readership.

This news follows German scale and R/C auto model magazine Modellfahrzeug honoring our 1/10 R/C Porsche 911 GT3 (992) (TT-02) model with a Modellfahrzeug des Jahres award, and naming Tamiya a 2023 Premium Brand in both the R/C and static model genres.

Tamiya RC Live presenting the new Tamiya RC releases shown at the Nuremberg Toy Fair (Spielwarenmesse) 2024

“New Year Tamiya Grand Prix in Kakegawa”, “Spielwaren Messe Announcement New RC Products” Part 1 introduction and Tamiya RC history!

We introduce the “New Year’s Tamiya Grand Prix in Kakegawa” held at Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit on Saturday, January 13th. Please pay attention to the “SQUASH GP” class, where big scale squash vans run through! ・”Spielwaren Messe 2024″ will be held in Nuremberg, Germany from January 30th to February 3rd. Here we introduce detailed information Part 1 of the new Tamiya RC products announced. Tamiya Maezumi explains the details of the new product! ・Tamiya RC History introduces RCs released in 2005. “Raybrik NSX 2005” and “Mighty Frog (2005)” won the 2004 Super GT Round 5 Motegi for the first time in six years, and Audi’s 2005 DTM machine “Audi A4 DTM 2005” completed Please see the body specifications.

Introducing “New Year Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix Kakegawa Tournament”, “Spielwaren Messe Announcement New RC Products” Part 2 and Tamiya RC History!

We introduce the “New Year Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix Kakegawa Tournament” held at Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit on Sunday, January 14th. Be sure to pay attention to the “TT-02 One Make” class, where a heated battle took place between body and chassis specifications! ・”Spielwaren Messe 2024″ will be held in Nuremberg, Germany from January 30th to February 3rd. Here we introduce detailed information Part 2 of the new Tamiya RC products announced. Tamiya Maezumi will explain the details of the new product. Please take a look at this opportunity! ・Tamiya RC History introduces RCs released from 2005 to 2006. Reproduction versions of models released in 1987, such as the “Ferrari F40 (2005) Complete Body Specification” and the “Renown Charge Mazda 787B ’91 Le Mans Winning Car (2005) Complete Body Specification,” are available even after production of commercial vehicles has ended. We will take a look at the “Esso Ultra Flow Supra” that was active in the GT championship.

Official product video of Tamiya 58347 Lunch Box (CW-01 Chassis)



Another one of Tamiya’s classic creations, the R/C Lunch Box (First released in 1987) was loved for its original appearance as much as for its R/C performance. The boxy minivan body has been raised up over monster truck wheels to ensure that this R/C van will grab the attention wherever you choose to drive it. Use the sides of the van as a canvas to paint your own original designs for the ultimate conversation piece!

Original drawings by illustrator Shigeru Komatsuzaki have been digitized and an online “museum” is now open


Original article by Itsuhiro Suzuki

The Shigeru Komatsuzaki Online Museum has opened , which digitizes the original drawings of Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915-2001), an illustrator who lived in Kashiwa City , Chiba Prefecture , and makes them available online. Approximately 150 works are available for viewing for free, and if you become a paid support member, you can also view works that change every month.

Komatsuzaki’s works total approximately 20,000 pieces, including magazine illustrations. In addition to her representative works, such as paintings on plastic model boxes and frontispieces for boys’ magazines , she also includes landscape paintings , drawings, and oil paintings. In addition to “ Battleship Yamato ,” which was published in Weekly Shonen Sunday and became a masterpiece, “ Space Colony II” , which became a masterpiece of fantasy painting , and “ Sensoji Niomon ” , which has strong realistic elements, are available for free (some charges apply). It has been published.

After Shigeru’s death, his grandson Noriko Komatsuzaki (43) took over many of his works and later became the official copyright heir. Exhibitions were held all over the country, but opportunities to show to the public have drastically decreased due to the coronavirus pandemic. Noriko felt a sense of crisis, saying, “If we don’t do something, Komatsuzaki’s works will be forgotten along with her era,” and so she and her husband, Minoru (44), have been making preparations to open an online art museum. Ta.

Minoru said, “Based on the support we received through the online art museum, we will collect and maintain the original paintings that have been lost, and hold exhibitions, so that a wide range of people can see Shigeru Komatsuzaki’s works.”

Link of the Shigeru Komatsuzaki Online Museum https://shigerukomatsuzaki.com

Source of the article in Japanese language: Asahi Shimbun

Tamiya Blockhead Motors RC Outdoor FES 2023



On Thursday, November 23, 2023, Tamiya and Blockhead Motors were holding a further RC event at “Inn the Park” in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, with the theme of “RC x Outdoors x Art” to enjoy in the great outdoors. We held an outdoor festival that proposes attractions and ways to enjoy it. We also held a “Special Athletic RC Circuit” where you can run RCs on a vast lawn surrounded by nature, an exhibition of actual Monster Beetles, and an RC x Camp Flea Market. Furthermore, in the art area, Ryuji Kamiyama’s works were exhibited and RC custom bodies were sold. In addition, the event was filled with a wealth of content, including popular outdoor brands, shops, and food trucks.

Full details of 64450 Tamiya Catalog 2024 Scale Model Version


Tamiya Catalog 2024 has been published, which includes a wide range of products from Tamiya’s rich lineup, including scale models, mini 4WD, fun craft series, craft tools, and makeup materials. At the beginning of the book is a layout of the new product, 1/48 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II . We have also posted group shots of sports cars and motorcycles that give you a sense of the different sizes of each scale. Of course, we will introduce over 700 scale models of military vehicles such as tanks and armored vehicles, airplanes such as fighter jets, cars, motorcycles, ships, etc. with beautiful color photographs. Includes lively dinosaurs and 1/16 and 1/35 RC tanks. Additionally, the Tamiya color compatibility chart based on lacquer paints is also useful. Perfect for choosing your next kit and increasing your motivation for production. This is a book filled with the charm of models that makes you excited just by looking at them. Size 26 x 25.5cm, total 93 pages.